DeAndre Yedlin is part of a lengthy list of players who have crossed the Tyne-Wear divide and played for both Sunderland and Newcastle. From Len Shackleton to Louis Saha, almost 70 players have represented both clubs.
If you refine the list to players who played back-to-back for each club, Yedlin counts as one among Paul Bracewell, Lee Clark, Steve Cauldwell, Jack Colback, Robbie Elliott and more in the eclectic roll-call. The path between each team is surprisingly well-trodden.
“Newcastle is the big one on my resume. When I meet people here in the States, they don't say, Sunderland, they say ‘the Newcastle player’”. But Yedlin played for Sunderland first.
